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Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Accidents,

About $ O'Clock this morning ss John
CoDnelly, resident of Browntown,
who IS employed at John G Bakers
morocco establishment on East Fifth
street as q rough baamsmsu, was an.
gagged at work, knife which he was
using slipped and irhicted 3 severe
gash on his left hand. which bled
freely. He was taken to Dr. Cantwell's
Office, st Eighth and Spruce streets,
where the wound was drawn together
with stitches.
Curtis DAvis, an employe OF the Jack
son 3 Sharp Company, met with sin.
Rular accident about IL O'CLOCK this
morning. lie is car builder, and was
working on o car, but wishing to de-
scsnd stepped on IN empty keg when 1t
upset, and he fell striking his forehead
on the sharp edge Of a hstchet which he
had in bis hand, infiicti1g q severe
wound. He was also taken 20 DR..
Csutwell, who tewed the wound up,
after which he went to his homo, No
S17 East Seventh street.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
The Irish League.

DUBLIN, August 30.-William O'Brien,
editor of United Ireland, presided to
day over the fortnightly meeting of the
Irish Nation al League in This city. The
meeting was unusually large. A number
of Catholic clergymen were present Mr..
Harrington announced that Mr.. Charles
ugustus Van Sittart Conybeare, Radi
cal member OF Parliament for Northwest
Cornwall, and MIR Chss. Ernest Schwann,
liberal, mem Der for North Manchester, r,
had joined tAe League.
Mr. O'Brien said the first branch Of the
League against which the government
should issue proclamation would hold
its meetings with closed doors, and refuse
to open them for the police, even II they
demanded admittance This would leave
the police nothing to do but break their
way in II they were determined to enter.
As the police would probably resort to
this violence, tue Central Branch of the
League would then ask the Lord
Mayor to grant them the use OF the City
Hall, with special police to defend it dur.
ing League meetings therein. A majority
OF the Dublin City Council, as well as the
Lord Mayor, are strong National SITS and
leaders in the League.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Lawn Tenn is-Oiub Tournament. .


Tho Delaware Field Club will hold o
lawn tennis club urnamen.. open TO
all membere Of the club In good stand.
ing, ut the grounds OF the club, Twenty-
third and West streete, Wilmington, D,
Delaware, on Tuesday, September 9th,
and fol lowing days.
The events will be eentlemen's sim
giles and doubles and mixed doubles.
The club will award prizes In each
event.
Trial matches will be the best two In
three sets; no advap taRe set. Finals
will be the best three In i've sets.
Play will commence at 10 q. m. on
ruesdsy and 81 2 80 p. m. on the sue
oeeding days. Any player not appear
ing when oalled will be disqualified.
The umpire's decisions shall be final
on all questions Of fact; all other quss.
tions shall be decided by the tennis
committee.
Wright and Dlston's balls will be
used, and the rules Of the II nited States
Lawn Tennis Association will govern
all play.
Play in eitf or OF the events will not
be proceeded with. uuless there are
three or more entries In each one.
Entries will be received By the chair.
man OF the tennis coni mittee On or be-
fore Monday, September 5.h, and must
Do accompanied by an entrance fee OF
$l. 90 for each player.
The committee having the matter In
charge is composed of Edwin II. Cay
Icy, DR.. II. Z. Wilson and George g..
Lobdell, Jr.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Uss,ie Garden Aliases.

NEW York, Aug. 30.-At the In.
Quiry TO day into Affairs In Castle
Garden Instituted by the SECRETARY Of
the Treasury, Matthew d. O'Oopnor,
superintend dent Of the Metropolitan Van
Company, and Of one time In charge OF
the express business at CASTLE Garden,
testified that up TO two years ago he
was superintendent { I the baggage room
ct the Garden, and then he got so dis
gusted with the manner poor people
were treated he left. Mr.. O'C0pnor
said: "Suppose one Of Barney Biglin's
men secs an emiarant apr roAohing him
In the Garden, he shouts, Soy. where
ye goin'? Where's your baggage?
Gimme your cntck. Git out now, we'll
send you your trunk II the poor i'm.
no grant pro ests, he is hustled Is II he
were q thief"
The witness said that In one year
while he lad the express business at
CASTLE Garden his receipts were $39, 900.
He offered the Commissioners $1,000
for the express privilege ut the Garden
two ears ago, but he never heard any
thing more Of the proposition. During
State investigation 1t the Garden two
years ago he gave testimony, and heard
threatened TO shoot him for being too
smart. Barney BiRlin, be Gays, has the
control Of the express business, aud
holds 1t through political influence.
Mr. O'Connor said he possesses more
Abilities than Biglin for performing
the work, and was willing to furnish
security for the faithful performance Oi
1t. He raid the "hOnest" privileges 81
the Garden were not worth Sl0, COO
but In the manner Biglin does The
work the privileges were worth $40, 600
He said he would not trust his life IN
the hands of baggage smashers at Castle
Garden. He has frs squently seen q
clerk In Caste Garden poke and push
Immigrants as II they were cattle In q
train.
Mr.. O'Connor' language was very
vigorous, and ne improved the oppor'
tunity tho examiner afforded him OF
OK pressing his views on the commits
sioneIs and the management OF CASTLE
Garden In genera. In 1884 he found
that BY supplying come of The employees
with liquid irfreshDents he could 90,
many tagors done. In this year he was
general psssens ger agent Of the Monarch
line.
On one occasion he wanted some pas
eengers s OF of the Assyrisn In quick
order. Commissioner Stephenson. he
said, would not permit such . thing
Taking Mr., Stephenson to y plaoe where
they mix lemons, sugar and other
things together, he softened the bearl
OF the commissioner to such . degree
that when they returned from the piace
where these ingredients were blended,
the Oom missioner ssid: "Let thote pas
stp gers land mined lately"
Philip s Bielip, brother of John and
Barney, ard superini endent of the bag
gage express, asserted that the testi
mony bafore given was false, in that II
was only partial and therefore mislead
ing, and he gave specifications to prove
his statement.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Tho Academy of M usic.

The opening of the Academy Of Music
tomorrow evening for the ensuing season
will no doubt attract a large audience,
and those who attend will not only be
gratitied and pleased with the improved
appearance OF the house but also spend a
delightful evening in witnessing Hoey's
three act musical comedy "Keepit Dark.
The principal characters are sustained by
Mr.. W. 7. Bryant and Miss Lizzie Rich
mond, both OF whom are known to the
majority OF the patrons of the drama In
this city. The first named as Jasper Vase
line, the inventor Of the electric liver pad
Is irresistible, and his great force consists
In dry humor, which is popular with all
classes. Miss Richmond as Clementiua
Delaney not on y acts spler didly, but also
dresses magniticently The play is well
worth seeing, and the author had but one
idea In writing it, and that was TO make
the auditors laugh.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
National Provident Union.

The National Provident Unior which
was recently iptrod n ced into this city,
is booming in New York and New Jer.
sey. Long Island Council, No. 40, was
recently constituted in East New ! ork,
and council wss aleo constituted In
Brooklyn. A new council is bsip z
formed In Newark, n. J., and the indi,
cations are that the mem oersbip iu that
State will be largely increased before
the close of the year.
Rodney Council No 48, which vas
constituted In this city Saturday. july
10, 10 now In good working order, and
ready to receive applications for mem
bershlp. The Union issues proridend
bonds of the denomination OF 81 O0G,
81 900 and 50. 900 pay Ssble to the heirs OF
its members, and an insurance can bs
effected cheaper in this manner than
any other way. The IN settings Of Rodney
Council are neld the second and fourth
Tuesday Of each month in the Adams
Building, Market street above Fifth.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
REQ Many ssr,pr. TO rns,r bow.

Too Many Striugb 10 Thetr now
We olip the following from the West
Chester Local:
Two lsdies from Wilminato Del,
who are spending . few weeks 1t the
residence Of . Westtown farmer, got up
o little fiirtation with couple OF West
Chester gentlemen. for the purpose OF
having . little company while here.
These gentlemen had made arrange
ments to call on them last Sunday NJ
ternoon. One Of them came 1T the ap.
pointed time. and to the dismay Of one
OF the iadies her beau from Wilmington
put In an appearance shortly after.
wards. Here was dilemma, but the
ladies were equal to the emergency.
The one whose bean had not arrived
took charge OF the West Chester gen.
tlemsn and epteitsined him by taking
. promenade through the fields until it
was time for the Wilmington gent to
take cars for home, to which his lady
love escorted him. aud soon afterwards
had the p,easuie OF entertaining her
West Chester friend. who arrived n
little alter the tain started, but 1. was
an hour or two Of great agony to the
lGdy. she had never before tried TO use
two strings to her bow and thinks she
never will again.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Rear Admiral Daxl. Ret,yes.

WAsBINGToN, Aug. S0.-By the re.
tirement OF Rear Admiral John Lee
Davis, which was announced TO dsy.
Commodore Brsins will be made Rsar
Admiral. John Leo Davis was com.
missioned rs lieutenant In 1855, and
when the civil war broke ont he became
executive officer of the Water Witch
and participated in the engage.
ment with the Confederate ram Ma.
nassss at the head of the passes of the
mississippi river on October 10, 1851.
He was commissioned as lieutenant
commander In July, 1862, and ordt red
to the South Atlantic bic ckAding souad
ron, where he served until 1854, par
ticipAtinR In many engage gemepte. In
1866 and 1856 he served at the League
Island Navy Yard and in July of the
latter year was com missioned 10 COM
mander. and In 1873 as captain. In
October, 1885, he was commissioned as
rear admiral.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
fourth EDITION
The sharplsss Baurdsr.

MEDIA, August 30.-A new piece Of
evidence favorable to Samuel job pson,
tho colored man now lying In the Media
Jail under sentence Of death for the mur.
der of John Sharpless, was taken here
to day BY the counsel for the prisoner.
It was in the nature Of the deposition
of . colored man named Abraham
Gaskip, . stevedore. for whom the de
fence have been looking for louG
time, and who came forward voluntl-
riIy to testify. His statement Was taken
under oath before Squire Nicholas
Walter, Of this boron gb, and the witness
Was subjt cted TO the Comm wealth's
croes examination.
The deposition corroborates almost
wholly the testimony Of Gus Meyer
boff, the keeper OF the notorious Bulls
Pen, at Eighth and Lombard streets,
Philadelphia, who had sworn that
johnson, whom he identified, was In
bis place aev versl times en- the Sunday
November %, 1S85-on which the
peaceful old Quaker farmer WAS killed,
and the last time Just ~ Gus WAS
taking down his ehutlers to open up on
Monday morning, . performance usu-
ally gone through with down In the
purlieus OF Lombard aLd Alaskn Iust
ss the Slate House bell chimes Of mid
night cesse.
1t was as Meyerhofi swcre, at this
time that johnson came in and got Q
beer and paid for 1t with Q FIVE dollar
gold piece. Gaskin, who came from
Baltimore on November 81, 1885, by Q
boat, and arrived in Philadelphia on
Sunday morning, and who Was patron
Of Gus, sAys he paid him several visits
that day, tho last one about m idniRht
10 Gus was opening up. A coiored man,
whom Gus called Johnson, and whom
he said he had only met that morning,
came In and called for q beer and paid
for 1t with = five dollar gold piece,
which Meyerhoff changed. Gaskin de-
scribed his clothing, the night, and
fixed the time and date, and was un.
shaken BY Cross questioning. He did
not, however, identify the prisoner In
the Media jail when taken In there by
the counsel and dittriot attorney, and o
tcore or more negro prisoners, among
whom there was not o profound differ
ence, were passed in review before him.
Messrs. Gum Minis and Robinson conn.
sci for johnson, have forwarded the
Gaskin deposition to the Board OF Par.
dons, and feel hat it greatly strengthen 9
the value OF their rattsr-discovered evi
dence through the mans corroS0ration
Since the second burning Of the barn
OF George Sharpless in Lower Provi
denos-he 10 o brother of the late John
Sharpless-a great many curious stories
have been revived In the neishborhood
OF the crime, all OF which point to
Others than the present convict as the
suspected Sharpless murderer. Town.
send Sharple.s, a kinsman Of John,
who keeps store at Waterville, 1t is
said, has received threatening anony.
nous letters. which have been given
over to the District Attorney, but whe
has not published them.
Many respectable farmers In Upper
and Lower Providence believe that
there are mysteries In this noted case
which the District Attorney might un-
ravel IL be would summon the right
parties before him or pursue the clues
alreAdy developed, which have been
laid aside since johnson was convicted
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Dots.

Rev. O. W. Bnrgsss will have charge
of the gospel meeting At s04 French
street this evening.
Twenty five carpenters have been laid
of at the yard of the jackson & Sharp
Company, owing to stacking up OF
work.
The front axle of the wagon Of n. b
Danfortb, Second and Market stree ts,
gave way yestsrday on West Sevent tn
street.
Messrs. Jester & Mcdaniel have n
few fine driving and draft horses for
sale at their stables, No. 4l9 W est Front
street.
A. d. Boulay, with John Vain wright
for several years, has taken q position
with Messrs. w. B. Sharp & Co., com
mencing on or about Septem bes /.
The paints and fixtures of the late
Thomas L. Ozark, at No 6 8 East Sixth
street, will be sold at public pale on
Saturday, the 10th Of September, ct 2
o'clock p. m.
Sheriff Lambson will sell ut public
sale, on Wednesday, the 7th day OF
September, the type, cases and sta.
tionery OF the James and Webb Com
pany, 224 Market street.
George W. McCaulley, No. 1121 West
Eighth street, has for sale q good s.on-
house and a new barn, with four sores
of land, near Fsirville, Pa, NJ q very
low figure. The property is well worth
looking after by any one wishing to
locate in that section.
VIM. Il. Shsrpless Of West Chester,
Pa, sty les himself he natural auction :
eer. We should like to know what
the suctioneers OF our city are IL they
ARE Dot natural. Scidham & Son, VIM
"A. Rukill and VIM. J. Lank are Ger
tatnly not unnatural.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
sv,noi,pe . Delaware Farmer.

Lsst Monday RichaSd R,wland, .
farmer residing In Brandy vine Hun.
dred, visited Philadelphia for the pur-
pose Of buying . horse and visited .
stable on Chant street, below Tenth.
which WAS formerly run by "Wssh"
Dickson, noted syp, who waa com
pelled to leave the city few months
ago.
"Mr. Stone' showed him horse
which he wanted to sell for S1O0. Row
land thought the price WAS too high asd
Stone dropped to $50, ut which price
the bargain was closed. Rowland paid
$40 down and went to Chester, where
he obtained the rest Of the money from
Q nephew. Yesterday morning be re.
turned and handed over the remaining
$40 to Stone and received receipt In
full. Stone pro onised 10 send the horse
down to his farm. R)wland LETT the
stable and ron across friend. whom he
told of bis purchase. The friend told
him that he had fallen among Uyps and
would never get the horss. Rowland
procured warrant for Stones arrest
and q constable went tn the stable and
captured lin. He weakened when be
WAS taken before Magistrate Lennon
and he agreed to refund the $50 on con.
dition that the farmer let up on him
Rowland agreed and he was dis.
charged.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
HEAVY Paid

II was announced q
Robert Hare Powell x
shippers of bi'umlnou.
Hare Powell's Sons u
turers of pig iron, ~
made an assignment lol
their creditors. Ths !
two firms are ettimsls
and the assets at w
Arms are com rosed OF
There are no preferred
kind. 1
Oharleo T., Pepnoca
man ufacturerS, OF "a
made on assignment
bilitips are placed at S'q
1908, 900 's said 70 bs
Powell. The assets AZ
$4b0 90
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Tho BuIgarlAn Affair

ST, PETERSBURG, August 80 Tho
Novosti says that the Porto hss &C
cepted Russia's proposal to send Gen
eral Ernroth ss Provisional Governor
OF Bulgaria and Eastern Rorm e LA until
Q new Sobranje shall legally elect a
Prince for the Bulgarian throne. The
paper adds that the Porte Is seeking The
assent OF the Powers TO the Carving
out of the proposal and that the Sultan
has guaranteed that Turkey will assist
General E;nToth TO carry out his mis-
sion, and supply him with o Turkish
army If necessary.
Prince Mesh Tcherski In the Grazh.
DAMN. the official organ OF the Czar.
makes violent attack upon France.
Hs says: "a nation whose patrioti.m M
only exists in phrases cannot be An
ally of Russia
SOFIA August 30-It is reported
that M strsDksy, formerly Minister OF
the Interior, will undertake the task of
forming q Cabinet. The people are
strongly opposed to the Proposal of
Russia to s.pd general ano u com. u.
missary to Bulgaria.
BUCHAREST, August Bon. Melt
cooff, whose appeal to the people OF
Roumania on behalf OF Russia Gu the
bulgarian question was suppressed
here, has succeeded In getting 10 pub
lished in Turn SEVERN, Roumania, sni
having 1t scattered broadcast over the
country. In this document M Nei,choff
declares that Bulgaria has no mems
or safety unles. Russia nominates a
commissary TO regulate the affairs of
ths soldiers as we'll as OF the civilians
OF the country, and prepares the way
Tor free elections Of members of the
new SobraGje which shall elect q new
Primes. All other plans III. Eei,choff
pronounces dsngerous, "uuless," he
ads diplomacy aims to ex;erminate
the Bu lgsriaDs by civil war, which IN.
would affect other coun.
tril g."
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Truseses Of the Poor.

Tho Trustees OF the Poor Of New
Castle County met In monthly session
at the Almsbouss this forenoon, Prsa,-
dent Bald ~in In the ossii. q. N, ID.
Bait acted a. r.cr.tAiy IN p!ace of ].
Oooeb, who wac absert.
The euperih teLdtut' report showed
tho following number OF inmates:
White men, as: white women, SIS:
white children, IL; oolorsd men, 10:
colored women, coiortd children, 8;
total, 176. Insano department.: White
mtu, 3S; white women, 3S; oolortd
mer, IL; colored " omen, II; total, 100,
Total In both departments, 275. The
following deaths were reported:
James Clogs, nsed 69, Psncader Hun.
dred; Mary Summers. col, aged 8
months, st. GeoIRes' Hundred; John
Mo- risop, aged 26, Wilmington; q Rus.
sian man, name uDb powp, sged 40,
Wilmington; William Duckety, col. :,
aged 20, Wilmington; Adam Young,
col., aged 86, Wilmington; John Evans,
aged 81, Wilmington; Frank Fisher,
COL, sgsd 56, Wilmington; Jennie
Walker, aged ID, Wilmington; George
e. Lewis. col, aged "a, Pencader Bun
drsd; William Green, col. aged l02,
Mil Creek Hundred.
@Tbe Com mmittte on Accounts reported
the following BILLS which, we're ordered
paid: Phillips Il Kane, $3.50; Proud &
herrick, two cows, $ll3; Ward B. Row.
land, veterinary surgeon, S22; John
LAndes, plants. $50; monthly pay roll,
e518.43; total, S727.23.
The trustees then took tour of the
buildings and inspected the rooms and
found every room very clean and eat,
and the Inn ates as comfortable as their
cond dition nc mitted. After an inspec
tion Of the buildings. she meu bers
OF the board and of the press sat
down TO An excellent dinner prepared by
Matr n Guthrie and her assistants, to
which ample justice was done by al.
There being no other business to be
brought before the Board 1t adjourned
soon after dinner.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
THIRD EDITION.
Yors0nal,

= Ferris Giles IL visiting friends at
Green bank.
Mrs. Katie and Emily Foulke, OF No.
1723 Delaware avenue, have returned
homo from Niagara Falls.
Mics Maggie Mccarthy and Miss
Mamie Callahan returned last evening
from two weeks visit to Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Candy Cox and Mrs. James
Morgan and children are visiting the
family OF j. g. Robinson at kennett
Square, Pa.
John Yeatman and family, Of Ken.
nett Townehip, Pa, returned bone on
Wednesday last from six weeks visit
at Asbury Park. NJ.
Miss Mary Smith. of this city, grand
daughter OF Mr.. 7. S. Harkins. has
gone to Camden. N. j to pass few
days with some friends.
Miss Lena Starke, Of I'll Spruce
street, Is away fer Q weeks vaca.
tioD. We wish her . pleasant trip and
safe return.
Miss Mary e. Price. who has been
visiting friends in this city, will return
TO her home In Ekton, Md, this ever
ing.
Mr.. and Mfs. Edward Painter have
returned home from Gresnbank, where
they have been spending the VAIN
weather.
Mrs. Thomas Pyle, who has been
visiting her son in n.law, James Chandler.
at Ashland, has returned to her hon Q
In Kennett Square, greatly benefited
by the change Of air aud scenery.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
A Battle with Outlaws.

HOUSTON, Tex, August 30.-A Sher.
ih's posse, under Captain Lubbock, ran
down three outlaws about Eve mi es from
here the ether day. The outlaws quickly
saddled their animals and started out at q
quick gallop. After riding a few minutes
the leader of the outlaw, who was riding
a magnificent roam charger, and haviu e in
his hat wayy black plume, threw his
Winchester on his arm and slightly
turning In his saddle began shooting his
rifle, sending shot after shot at the Off.
GERS The other outlaws, who were arm
ed with six shooters, also began firing at
the posse. The command to fire on the
robbers was given, and about forty or
fifty shots were exchanged, the outlaws
haltlng and making desperate fight.
During the skirmish the horse of Captain
Lubbock was killed. One Of the German
citizens named Kassner, who lived
near Hockey, and accompanying the
party, was wounded IL the arm by rife
bail.
After the encounter on the prairie, Cap
tain Lubbock returned to the city and an.
other party started out In pursuit. II Is
learned that the sergeant of the convict
camp near Ciollis, on the Intern Ational
road, had a pack of bloodhounds ON the
trail, but Withdrew them for fear the out
laws would kill them. From the pecu-
liar method that the outlaws had of lying
low on their horses and then quickly
wheeling in running aud firing 1t was
thought they were part of the old Sam
Bass gang, who defled the State authori.
ties of Texas few years ago. 1t is con-
fidently thought they are the same gang
who robbed the Southern Pacific train at
Flatonio in June A dispatch was receiy-
ed from Sheriff Ellis at Cypress last mig hit
late, stating that he was on a hot trail
and expected to bag his game before day.
light. The robbers are game and desper-
ate, and bloody battle is anticipated
should they be discovered.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
DEE.

KlRBY.-Suddeniy on the 2s:h Inst, VIM.
kirby, aged IL years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully In
vited to attend the funeral from bis Iato
residence, oE French street, on Ihursday,
September /, 1887. at 2 O'Clock p. IN. Inter.
ment at hlve1yiew.
GlNDER. In this city, August
2s.h, Marg gAret L., wife OF JGhn Is 4inder,
ageA 80 years.
Ihe relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend her funeral,
from the residence Of her husband, No g26
orange street, on Tnursday morning at 30
ociecs: High Mass at st. Peters Pro.Ua-
thearal. lnterment at new Cathedral Gem
etery.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Another Trip to Trenton.

MT. johnson. agent for the Ohio
Hedge Company, will take another
party OF farmers TO Trenton, N. J TO-.
morrow In order to show them the i'm
portsnce OF inttod ucing the new system
OF planting and managing the hedge
lence 10 the gre estsst advantage. Mr.
johnson holds that every intelligent
farmer must admit the expeiiency o!
introd duciDg said hedge when he Ia
given an occulsr dem onstration of
what has been accomplished by his
company In different sections, as the
same can be accomplished In New Cas-
tie and the adjoining counties,